Black population stats

 Pew Research has done a thorough review of black stats in America. A few excerpts:

The number of Black people living in the United States reached a new high of 48.3 million in 2023. That’s up a third (33%) since 2000, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of government data. This group is diverse, with an increasing number who say they are of two or more races.

For Black History Month, here are key facts about the nation’s Black population. In this analysis, the population includes three main groups: single-race, non-Hispanic Black people; non-Hispanic, multiracial Black people; and Black Hispanics. (The Black Hispanic population is not the same as the Afro-Latino population.) You can also read our updated fact sheet about Black Americans.

The Black population in the U.S. has grown by a third since 2000, from 36.2 million then to 48.3 million in 2023. Notably, the number of people who identify as another race in addition to Black has increased 269%, and the number who say they are Hispanic has risen by 210%. This increase in racial diversity among Black Americans reflects a broader national shift in the number of Americans identifying as multiracial. At the same time, the arrival of new immigrants from Africa, the Caribbean and elsewhere has been an important contributor to Black population growth. (Read the cautionary note in “How we did this” about total and immigrant population estimates.)  

The Black population has grown fastest in states that historically have not had many Black residents. Utah experienced the fastest growth in its Black population between 2010 and 2023, with an increase of 89%. The Black populations of Arizona, Nevada and Minnesota each increased by 60% during that span, the next-fastest growth rates among states with Black populations of at least 25,000 in 2010. MORE